The Isolation of an O-diphenal Oxidase from Third-instar Larvae of the Blowfly Calliphora Erythrocephala

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Journal Biochem J

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1975 Sep 1

PMID 812490

Citations 2

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R N Pau

P A Eagles

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Abstract

1. The isolation of an o-diphenol oxidase from an acetone-dried powder of late-third-instar larvae of Calliphora erythrocephala was investigated. An insoluble and micro-crystalline fraction containing the enzyme activity was obtained after fractionating extracts of the acetone-dried powder with (NH4)2SO4 and acetone. 2. This fraction can be solubilized in 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulphate without loss of activity. 3. Polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulphate shows that the o-diphenol oxidase is a minor component of the extracts from the acetone-dried powder. 4. The o-diphenol oxidase was purified by zonal centrifugation on a sucrose density gradient in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulphate. 5. The amino acid composition of the purified enzyme resembles that of some other o-diphenol oxidases. 6. The subunit composition of the o-diphenol oxidase is discussed.

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